Chapter 2

The two had been walking for what felt like hours along the beach. Occasionally, Barbossa would start to lead them toward the jungle, but Jewel quickly jerked, back and stopped where she stood glaring at him. In response, he would roll his eyes and move away from the jungle so they could walk along the beach once more.

After some time, They came to an agreement to rest for a moment. "Agreement", meaning Barbossa sat down and held onto a palm tree like a child. And Jewel thought she was the stubborn and immature one. However, she sat down in the shade without hesitation and rubbed the sweat off her forehead with her bandana before retying it to her upper arm.

"We should head into the island. We could find a spring, perhaps even food." Barbossa said

"For the hundredth time, No!" Jewel yelled, "With my luck, there'll be something big and nasty in their just waiting for us."

"What makes you say that?" Barbossa asked. Jewel let out a breath.

"Wouldn't you like to know." Jewel said, glancing at him before standing up. He grabbed hold of the palm tree trunk.

"I'm not done resting." Barbossa said

"Well I am, let's go." Jewel said pulling on him. He waited for her to stop. When she did, Barbossa smirked at her as she stood over him.

"I can't feel my legs. I can't walk." he said. Jewel glared at him.

"You're lying. Get up!" she said

"No. I'm quite comfortable." Barbossa said, his smile growing wider. He let go of the palm and instead laid back in the sand, his eyes shutting. Jewel groaned and began her attempts at dragging the man with her.

"Bugger! Why are you so fat?" Jewel yelled

"It's muscle actually. Muscle that you are apparently lacking." Barbossa replied. She growled and stopped pulling.

"Barbossa, get your bloody self up now!" Jewel yelled at the top of her lungs, stomping a foot down. She let out a shriek when her leg disappeared in a hole in the sand. Barbossa showed no reaction. Jewel sighed and tried pushing herself up and out of it, finding out that she was indeed stuck.

"Barbossa, Oy! Hector! Pull me out." Jewel said

"No, I don't think I will." Barbossa replied, looking at his fingernails. "Why would I anyway?"

"Barbossa," Jewel growled, "you'll be stuck here with me, and I swear I will annoy and taunt you to the end of time if you don't pull me out of this bloody hole." Barbossa took out his pistol and aimed it at Jewel's head.

"Is that so?" he asked

"Listen I-" Jewel stopped and made a face, "Ah, ah, something's on me."

"Fascinating Sparrow." Barbossa sighed

"Something's crawling on my leg, get me out of this hole!" Jewel said struggling to push herself free. Barbossa rolled his eyes before standing up and wrapping his hands under Jewel's arms.

"In all honesty, I'm still deciding whether or not to kill you." he whispered in her ear.

"The feeling is mutual, believe me, now pull me OOOW!" Jewel yelled. Barbossa let go of one of Jewel's arm to rub his ear.

"What was that?" he yelled back

"The thing bit me! Whatever's in the hole bit me!" Jewel yelled. Barbossa grabbed Jewel's arm then quickly yanked her out of the sand before they dropped back on the ground. Jewel propped herself up on her elbows to look at her leg, only to have her eyes grow wide. Clinging to her leg was a great big brown and black fuzzy...

"Spider!" Jewel yelled. All of the arachnid's eyes turned to her as it scurried up closer to her.

"No keep away! Keep away!" Jewel yelled swatting at the thing. There was a gunshot that sent the creature flying off of Jewel and dead into the sand next to her. Jewel looked up at Barbossa, pistol in hand.

"Afraid of spiders, Sparrow?" he asked. Jewel groaned at the recent memory.

"Only ones that are not their proper size." she said, grabbing onto him to climb to her feet, since he made no move to help her himself. She managed to do it, before falling back down. Barbossa only chuckled.

"Lost your land legs?" he asked

"No! My leg won't work. That spider bite made me lose feeling in it." Jewel complained. She looked down and saw the bleeding bite mark. She touched it, but didn't feel any pain. She'd need to wash it off, and pray the effects weren't permanent.

"Considering you are in no condition for walking then, I'll lead the way." Barbossa said before walking toward the jungle, dragging Jewel across the sand. The young pirate yelled and grabbed at the sand to make him stop. He rolled his eyes before stopping to lift Jewel up by the chain to see her eye-to-eye.

"Listen Sparrow, if one of those spiders nested on the beach, odds are there are more of them on the beach. I am saving our lives and staying off the beach, so I'd suggest you remain quiet or else." Barbossa said before dropping her, and dragging her behind him.

"I bloody hate you Barbossa, have I mentioned that before?" Jewel asked

"Once or twice." Barbossa replied